Bottle.



- J. E. CAMPBELL.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17, 1909.

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JOHN E. CAMPBELL, OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Charleston, in the county of Kanawha and State ofWVest Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles, and one of the principal objects ofthe invention is to provide simple, reliable and eflicient means forindicating by visual evidence whether the bottle has been refilled afterthe original contents has been used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a visual indicator whichis operated by the initial withdrawing of the stopper to indicate thatthe bottle has been opened for delivery of its contents, and after thecork has been originally withdrawn the indi cator cannot be operated orwithdrawn or the stopper rapidly drawn and replaced without affectingthe indicator.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construct-ionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of the neck portion of a bottle,showing the inclicator and stopper in place therein before the stopperhas been withdrawn. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken throughthe bottle neck immediately below the stopper. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view on an enlarged scale of the keeper for the projectorforming part of the indicator. Fig. at is a detail perspective view insection of one wall of the bottle neck, showing the formation of therecess for the indicator.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bottle which may beof any suitable size or contour. The neck 2 of the bottle is provided ata point some distance below the mouth with a projection 3 having ahollow recess 4.- which communicates with the interior of the bottleneck. The inner wall of the neck is recessed, as at 5, in line with therecess 4. The indicator comprises a keeper consisting of a bar of metalor other suitable material having a hollow end 6 provided with anopening 7 therein. The keeper has a rear wall 8 provided with an opening9, and depending from the lower edge of the keeper is a lip 10 which iscurved to substantially conform to the cur- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 17, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Serial No. 478,369.

vature of the inner wall of the bottle. Extending from the opposite endof the keeper is a pair of spaced arms 11 having downwardly projectingfeet 12. The outer ends 13 of the arms 11 are rounded to conform to thecurvature of the inner wall of the bottle neck. The indicator alsocomprises a projector provided with an enlarged head let and a reducedshank 15. This projector is preferably formed of glass or similarmaterial, the enlarged head 14: of which is colored to contrast with thecolor of the bottle neck, so that when it is projected into the recess4: it will be readily visible through the glass forming the projection3. The shank 15 of the projector is provided with an encircling spring16, and the projector is inserted in the recess '7 of the keeper, theend of the shank l5 projecting through the aperture 9, and the spring 16being compressed before the stopper has been removed from the bottle.The tension of the spring 16 is exerted to push the projector into therecess l in the bottle neck.

The stopper 17 which may be of any suitable material is provided with anoperating device consisting of a strand of wire or piece of sheet metalhaving a shank 18 extending centrally through the stopper and providedat its outer end with a suitable loop or ring 19. Immediately under thestopper the operating element is provided with an outwardly extendingarm 20, and from this point the operating element is bent downwardly toform the inclined bar 21, said inclined bar having an outwardlyextending member 22 from which the vertically dis posed finger 23extends, said finger terminating at a point in the space between thearms 11 of the indicator keeper, as shown more particularly in Fig. 1.

The indicator and the stopper in substantially the position shown inFig. 1 are together inserted in the bottle neck with the projectorretracted and held in such position by bearing against the inner wall ofthe bottle neck. After the stopper has been pushed down into the mouthof the bottle sufficiently, the indicator and stopper are rotated untilthe projector is supported immediately below the recess 1, as shown inFig. 1. When the stopper 17 is drawn for the first time to gain accessto the contents of the bottle, the inclined member 21 engages the shank15 of the projector and lifts it sufficiently until the enlarged head 14is projected into the recess 4, after which the inclined member 21 maybe readily withdrawn from between the arms 11 of the indicator keeper.

After the contents of the bottle has been exhausted, the bottle cannotbe again refilled without indicating that the original stopper has beenremoved, and the head 14 can be readily seen through the projection 3 inthe side of the bottle neck. Moreover, the indicator cannot be withdrawnfrom the bottle without destruction or injury to the bottle, theindicator, or both.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention, while simple inconstruction, is reliable and efficient for its purpose and can bemanufactured at slight cost.

I claim 1. A bottle provided with a projection at one side of the neckthereof, said projection being hollow, a stopper, an indicator held inan inoperative position by the stopper, said indicator comprising akeeper, a projector and a spring, and means whereby when the stopper isoriginally withdrawn from the bottle the projector is moved into therecess 7 in the projection to indicate that the stopper has beenwithdrawn for decanting the contents of the bottle. 7

2. A bottle having a neck provided with a projection, said projectionhaving a recess communicating with the interior of the bottle neck, anindicator comprising a keeper, a spring mounted projector therein, astop per, and means connected to the stopper for moving said projectorinto the recess in the projection in the bottle neck.

3. A bottle having a recess in the neck thereof, a keeper in said neck,a projector mounted in the keeper and provided with an enlarged head anda shank, a spring en circling said shank, a stopper, and means connectedto the stopper for moving the projector into said recess in the bottleneck when said stopper has been withdrawn from the bottle, the enlargedhead of theprojector being of a contrasting color to that of the bottleneck.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. CAMPBELL.

lVitnesses:

G120. S. CoUoH, J12, S. P. RICHMOND.

